When the youth green paper, originally expected last autumn, is finally published, it will certainly provide a shake-up to the youth sector.
Even before its publication it has caused controversy, with hints that the Connexions service is to be restructured and widely misreported comments from youth minister Margaret Hodge on the comparative value of some youth provision and staying at home and watching television.
The green paper arrives amid a flurry of legislative documents. The context of these papers lies in the ongoing debate about universal versus targeted youth provision, with strands of the green paper tackling targeted youth work, advice and guidance, and a "things to do, places to go" theme.
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